Macbeth vocab

Question 1

weird/wyrd

Answer 1

fate, predestination

Question 2

equivocate

Answer 2

use unclear expressions

Question 3

harbinger

Answer 3

person who goes ahead and makes known the approach

Question 4

regicide

Answer 4

killing of a king

Question 5

sentinel

Answer 5

person/thing that watches or stands as if watching, guard

Question 6

constancy

Answer 6

unwavering in purpose, love, loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfullness

Question 7

corporal

Answer 7

of the human body

Question 8

compunction

Answer 8

uneasiness/anxiety caused by regret for doing wrong

Question 9

rapt

Answer 9

absorbed

Question 10

incredulous

Answer 10

skeptical

Question 11

verity

Answer 11

state/quality of being true

Question 12

pernicious

Answer 12

hurtful, deadly, wicked

Question 13

hoodwink

Answer 13

deceive/trick

Question 14

cherub/cherubium

Answer 14

celestial being, child

Question 15

serendipity

Answer 15

good fortune/lucky

Question 16

laudable

Answer 16

praiseworthy

Question 17

avaricious

Answer 17

greedy

Question 18

blaspheme

Answer 18

speak impiously or irreverently of God/ sacred things

Question 19

bait

Answer 19

set dogs upon for sport

Question 20

tenuous

Answer 20

delicate, thinly comprised

Question 21

epicurean

Answer 21

fond of luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures

Question 22

bane

Answer 22

person/thing that ruins/spoils/causes misery

Question 23

prowess

Answer 23

superior skill and ability

Question 24

ague

Answer 24

malarial fever or chills and shivering

Question 25

avouch

Answer 25

declare with positiveness, prove something

Question 26

abhor

Answer 26

loathe